O Dr. Sarunyoo Suttipongkeat é cardiologista intervencionista no Hospital PMG em Banguecoque. Obteve o seu diploma de medicina com distinção de segunda classe na Universidade Mahidol. O Dr. Suttipongkeat realizou mais de 37.900 procedimentos durante a sua carreira. É especializado no tratamento de doença arterial coronária, arritmia e insuficiência cardíaca crónica.
Dr. Shen Yuqin, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chief Physician at Shanghai Tongji Hospital. Dr. Shen directs the Rehabilitation Medicine Center and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. A doctoral supervisor and National Advanced Worker, Dr. Shen is a pioneer in cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure.
Dr. Shen was the first in China to implement cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)-guided rehabilitation for heart failure. Dr. Shen also introduced the use of the anaerobic threshold to prescribe exercise intensity. The team created a nationwide hospital–community–home closed-loop model. In 2020, they opened Shanghai’s only inpatient cardiac rehabilitation ward in a tertiary hospital.
Dr. Shen is the principal investigator of two NSFC General Projects. Honors include the CRMA Science and Technology Award, First Prize (2019), and the Shanghai Rehabilitation Medicine Science and Technology Progress Awards, First Prize (2018, 2024). Dr. Shen has published over 50 papers as first or corresponding author. Dr. Shen served as chief editor of one monograph and associate editor of two. The portfolio includes 22 patents (15 authorized, including three invention patents) and five software copyrights. Nine technology transfers have been completed.
Dr. Shen is a Fellow of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (FAACVPR) and a CDQI certified expert. Dr. Shen serves as an associate editor and editorial board member. Dr. Shen led the drafting of eight consensuses, guidelines, and standards, and organized 20 national courses. The center has served more than 10,000 patients. The care model has been extended across Shanghai and introduced in Yunnan.
A Dra. Nermina Alagic é cardiologista no Anadolu Medical Center em Istambul. Ela é especializada em imagem cardíaca nesta instituição afiliada à Johns Hopkins Medicine. A Dra. Alagic possui ampla formação em ecocardiografia transtorácica e transesofágica 2D e 3D. Concluiu pesquisas clínicas no laboratório de ecocardiografia da Universidade do Alabama em Birmingham.
O Dr. Cenk Indelen é cirurgião cardiovascular no Hospital Istanbul Florence Nightingale. É especializado na gestão de sangue do paciente e otimização cardiotorácica para cirurgias cardíacas. Possui título de professor associado e certificação em cirurgia robótica pela Bélgica.